new level of frustration over the high cost of living in the bay area. grad students on strike. what they're threatening to with hold until they get more money. >> one company so fed up with how expensive san francisco is. it's taking the conference to las vegas. what the mayor says about losing $64 million. >> new details on east bay crime spree. the new charges including kidnapping and carjacking. >> questions over who is responsible for the tubs fire. should the county have foreseen the flames. >> the fight to keep small businesses. one city seems to be losing that battle. >> new details about bruce bochy's future and it involves baseball.

>> cheering and chanting today in santa cruz. a large group of students demand a cost of living pay increase. students say they have a will the of responsibility and deserve to be paid for it. they're staging a wildcat strike demanding higher wages to be able to afford the high cost of rent. until they get it they are with holding students final grades. >> thank you for joining us. live in santa cruz. >> good evening. we just left that reallily on campus. one of a number taking place there over the last -- >> their demands chanted loud and clear. anger and frustration too.

dozens of graduate students rally on campus demanding a 1,400 plus a month raise or they won't hand in grades as part of the duties as teacher assistant. they're due on december 18. many here say they can't afford not to go on strike. >> i would say 70% of my monthly wages are to rent. which is bleak. when you see after paying bills and stuff you have to feed yourself and your child. >> my savings will be gone by the time i'm done. many of my friends most of my friends struggle. we almost all have other means of income. >> in a strongly worded statement they warned the students are in violation of the contract. academic student employees can engage in a strike and with holding grades or deleting them from the system could be in violation of federal law.

>> we understand they're frustrated and angry. we want to support them and talk through it. this is illegal it doesn't bring closer to a resolution. >> the problem is not the contract. it's a long history of exploitation by the university. of saying we're going to pay you enough money to live here. we're not looking for large salaries. we want to make rent to buy food. support lives. >> students on strike could face penalties including termination. the university telling us they don't want it to come to that. they want to talk through the problem. preferably before the end of the fall term. >> all right. thank you. put a building a better bay area is making it more affordable to do business here. that issue is driving out one of the biggest conventions. it signed a three year deal to move the open world conference

from san francisco to las vegas. according to the report they blame skyrocketing prices and street conditions. for the move. today mayor acknowledged the problems need to be addressed. she doesn't believe oracle's decision will lead other conventions to leave. >> san francisco is such an amazing city. and people talk about the challenges. but they also talk about the fact they love san francisco. they love the restaurants and the shopping. it's one of the most beautiful cities in the world. >> it will cost san francisco $64 million a year. that is according to the city tourism bureau. it began in 1997 and draws 60,000 people a year. >> what's happening is another example of how hard it quarterback to keep businesses in san francisc. what the city is doing to help small business. >> you have seen this before. spaces that remain empty for

years because people can't afford to rent them. that means the city isn't collecting some taxes. it also has an impact on local businesses because people won't come here. >> here's a question, businesses in san francisco has been asking themselves for several years. >> how can businesses survive? >> they don't. >> a boutique on union street. the store owner rent went up 85% last year and the bomb shell. >> they gave me a year and said it's going to be another 200% increase. if i stay longer. >> after had 42 yores she is closing her shop. what would she tell the mayor. >> we should have some sort of restriction. on the rent control. for commercial space. >> here's the mayors response. >> while we can't control what a

landlord charges. we do have some controls over how we eliminate some of the fees and provide rebaits and support and grant opportunities to small businesses. >> the reality is that san francisco imposes a lot of fees on small businesses. fees sometimes already charged by the state. one of the members of the small business commission confirmed it. >> we in san francisco have more fees for small businesses. than probably anywhere else? >> oh yeah. >> the fees pay to agencies like the health department and public works. add up to $2,000 a year. what can be done? >> do the hard work of identifying which ones aren't relevant anymore. which can can we get rid of. >> they have the legacy business program. landlords may qualify to receive up to $22,000 from the city. to help supplement the price of the rent. a business must be at least 30 years and agree to sign a ten

year lease. some small business owners say selling a online is a better option. >> it's a big issue. >> city hall and small businesses agree on one thing that more needs to happen to help the small businesses. but many are wondering how long will that take. >> key question. thank you. we're learning chilling details about a series of home invasion robberies in the east bay. 22 year-old wells and 20 year-old are accused of robberies over the past two months. they were just charged with 25 counts. investigators say victims in the homes were separated. so they wouldn't know how the other was being treated. the robbers used guns and at least one case restrained a couple. charges include kidnapping and

grand theft and carjacking. >> three people suing the county. they claim emergency service officials failed to properly warn residents in the path of tubs fire. of the lawsuit claims the county should have better predict td the fire path. based upon what happened with the similar wild fire in the 1960s. also reports the plaintiffs accuse the county of failing to alert residents by cell phone. one supervisor believes they should be immune to liability. because of state laws that protect public entities. >> at least one dog is still missing following the recovery of 25 pups found in a stolen van. it was transporting the animals when it was stolen yesterday. hours later police found the van. and the dogs in oakland. >> he is a reddish brown color. with hazel eyes.

and white markings. >> it's been 24 hours since the stolen van filled with dogs was found in oakland. her pup is still missing. >> this morning we found out from oakland animal services that our puppy was not recovered. >> she lives in washington. this three month old bulldog they already named. was one of two dozen dogs transferred in the van. he was one of a few of the dogs not a rescue. >> we found one from a breeder in kansas. we have been waiting a while for him to be born. >> on monday police recovered the van stolen over night in fremont by tracking the movements. >> we were able to ping the van. and the location. >> oakland police arrested the alleged thief and rescued 24 dogs along with the van. a few dogs remain missing. police said it appeared the suspect may have tried to sell

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former new york mayor will be in san francisco tomorrow. he's scheduled to appear with former governor brown at the american union convention. the two will talk climate change. he just got the endorse of the san jose mayor. he had supported kamala harris. she dropped out last week. his support doesn't stop there. >> former new york city mayor will visit california this week for the first time as a 2020 presidential candidate. and he'll do it with the backing of san jose mayor. >> he has shown time and time again he is willing to take on big oil and the gun industry. >> his endorsement marks the fist from a prominent elected official in california. >> we have the biggest bully in the history of the planet in the white house. i want to support those who can

take down bullies. >> he praised him for leadership say ugh the city of san jose spearheaded bold solutions to critical issues. i'm glad he's joining my team as a california campaign cochair. >> he's by passing passing passg states like iowa and new hampshire. instead opting to focus on california and other states that vote on super-tuesday in march. >> this issue is very much in line with where democratic primary activists are going to be. he has to sell the positives on policy. >> republican strategist serves as a fellow at the hoover constitution at stanford university. >> the endorsement is significant because of the not just because of who he is. but because of the brand that he has. in california. and northern california. >> a recent poll found bloomberg

to be the first choice of 2% of the likely democratic voters. despite that political science professor says the race remains open. >> the california voters probably feel like they know who is running. and can they be interested enough to look at someone who is new. >> only time will tell. >> after saying good-bye to managing the san francisco giants. bruce bochy is saying bonjour to his new job skippering frances gnash team. he grew up in the u.s. but one of seven major league baseball players actually born in france. he was born while his father served in the u.s. army. frances baseball federation hopes he will help the french team reach the 2021 world baseball classic. france has never qualified for that tournament. >> they have a good chance now. >> does he speak french? >> all right. now is it time to book your next

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january. send me your questions using the hash tag ask finny. >> a lot of questions i'm sure. always confusing. >> time to get to the 7-day forecast. >> rain coming back. >> this will make for slippery roadways out there. especially in the north bay. take it easy. it's going to be down to street level. we have moderate pockets of rain. as we head around salmon creek road. some wet roadways. you'll notice east napa street. moon mountain road. getting good rainfall. don't be surprised if you have to use your wipers tonight. this is the first front coming through. another storm behind it. and we are expecting this pattern to last through the weekend. temperatures right now in the 50s. here's a live look. still dry with clouds.

scattered showers tonight red roadways for the morning commute and the unsettled pattern through the weekend. level 1 system tonight and tomorrow. light to moderate showers. high totals in north bay. light winds. 6:00 tonight you'll notice the rain in the north bay. it shifts by 7:30. heading into san francisco. the east bay. and 10:00 p.m. focus on the north bay. once fwen we'll see showers passing through other parts of the bay area. between 5 and 8:00 a.m. do expect some damp roadways. at the commute time. and a lull occasional showers through most of tomorrow afternoon. only to pick up again by 9:00 p.m. tomorrow. notice more showers going into 11:00 p.m. in terms of rainfall. highest totals expected once again in the north bay. just under a half inch there. only a few hundredths on the peninsula and mountain entru san jose. temperatures first thing in the

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tonight, the deadly gun battle right outside new york city. two gunmen opening fire. innocent bystanders caught in the crossfire. trapped in a store, police and s.w.a.t. teams out in force. officers on the rooftops tonight. an officer is dead, a father of five. three people in the store killed. police rushing to get bystanders, children out of harm's way. the other major news tonight, democrats revealing formal articles of impeachment against president trump. they allege abuse of power and obstruction of congress. president trump responding tonight and how soon could the president be impeached? tonight, the horror, that devastating volcano eruption and we now hear from an american couple on their honeymoon who